August 1, 2014

I Sing the Body Electric
Erato Ensemble at the Queer Arts Festival

Featuring new musical settings of poetry by Walt Whitman, Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsberg, Garry Snyder, Diane Di Prima and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

Music by Lloyd Burritt, Ben Schuman, Charles Naginski, Kurt Weill, William George, Jerome Kitzke, David Del Tredici, David Sisco, Catherine Laub, Steven Ebel and Anthony Ocaña.

Performers are Catherine Laub, Melanie Adama, Will George, Peter Alexander, Michael Park, Cicely Nelson, Mark Haney, Adrian Verdejo, with special guest Geronimo Mendoza.

7:30pm August 1, 2014

Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre(map)
181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3

July 24, 2014

Cor Flammae
Premiere Performance with Queer Arts Festival
performance of i wana cry with u

Cor Flammae defines itself as "Queer. Serious. Singers."
Their inaugural performance, for which they were formed, will be at Vancouver's Queer Arts Festival.
The repertoire presents a balance of historically and contemporary queer composers, and the choir is made up of professional musicians from throughout Vancouver's LGBTQ community.
I am honoured to be singing with them, and thrilled that they have commissioned and will be premiering i wana cry with u.

7:30pm July 24, 2014

Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre(map)
181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3
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June 2, 2014

A Landscape of Song
Presented by the Vancouver International Song Institute
performance of A Spirit Alive

Join mezzo-soprano, Lynne McMurtry and pianist, Alison d'Amato for a presentation of songs that will take you from Rossini's Joan of Arc to the latest creation by creative duo Ray Hsu and Michael Park. This lively duo will show you how to listen to these unusual pieces and will give a knock-out performance that you'll be sure to love!

7pm June 2, 2014

Alice MacKay Room, Central Library
Lower Level, 350 W Georgia St.

Vancouver, BC

Free Admission

March 27, 2014

Erato Ensemble and Vancouver Pro Musica Present:

Erato Ensemble at the 2014 Sonic Boom Festival
piano performance

ERATO is proud to serve as Ensemble-In-Residence for the 2014 Sonic Boom Festival.
Repertoire will feature compositions by BC Composers selected by a distinguished jury.

7:30pm March 27, 2014

Orpheum Annex
823 Seymour St.
Vancouver, BC

February 26, 2014

BC Patient Safety & Quality Council Presents:

Quality Forum 2014 - Health Talks
speaking engagement

Inspired by his TED Talk, Health Talks 2014 invited Michael to speak about his greatest hopes for healthcare. Joined by 7 other speakers (including the president of Emily Carr University and the Frank's Red Hot spokeswoman), Michael will be presenting in Pecha Kucha format: 20 slides, 20 seconds each.

6:30pm February 26, 2014

Grand Ballroom

Westin Bayshore Vancouver

1601 Bayshore Drive

Vancouver, BC

November 2, 2013

Erato Ensemble Presents:

Echo
piano performance

ERATO, Vancouver's professional art-song chamber ensemble, presents ECHO, the first concert of their season Re:Soundings. ECHOES is Erato's 7th annual Vancouver composer concert. The event takes place at the Orpheum Annex on November 2, 2013 at 8pm.

Featuring Music by Paul M. Douglas, Robin Harrison, Stefan Hintersteinger*, Catherine Laub*, Daniel Marshall*, Colin MacDonald, Jocelyn Morlock, Jeffrey Ryan, Scott F. Thompson*, and including lyrics by local poets Tom Cone & Sue Hughson.
(*premiere performance)

Performers:
Catherine Laub, soprano; William George, tenor; Michael Park, piano; Rita Attrot, piano; Jeff Pelletier, flute; Julie Begg, clarinet; Lauris Davis, oboe; Julian Nolan, saxophone

Repertoire:
Catherine Laub - Meditations; Daniel Marshall - Reason; Robin Harrison - 3 Rosetti Songs; Paul M. Douglas - Chose; Jeffrey Ryan - Of Passions Tide; Scott F. Thompson - Garden Twirl & Muffin Time; Jocelyn Morlock - Somewhere Along the Line; Colin MacDonald - Poly Tonos; Stefan Hintersteininger - Love Cycle

ERATO thanks the support of The City of Vancouver and The Canadian Music Centre

8pm November 2, 2013

Orpheum Annex
823 Seymour St.
Vancouver, BC

Discounted tickets through Brown Paper Tickets
or $20 at the door

October 12, 2013

Visible Verse Festival 2013 Presents:

Screening of Futures of the Past

October 12, 2013

8pm
Pacific Cinematheque
1131 Howe St.
Vancouver, BC

 The Visible Verse Festival has a long history of celebrating videopoetry, which brings together words, image, and music. A natural fit for the festival, Futures of the Past, a collaboration between composer Michael Park, poet Ray Hsu, and illustrator Chloe Chan, has been selected for screening at this year's festival.

Creators Ray Hsu, Chloe Chan, and Michael Park asked. "What would happen if the words and images of a graphic novel were created in tandem with music that explores the same theme?" 

Testing the conventions of graphic novel presentation, this collaboration examines the links between frontiers in rail transportation in Canada and China.